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The trustees announced with great sadness that Trust Chairman Lilian Mina MBE died on 22nd April after a six-month battle with cancer. Lilian had been the inspiration behind the Trust's success in first saving the Royal Hall and then raising £2.7 million to complete the restoration.
Tributes flood in to Lilian Mina
THE Prince of Wales has led tributes to Lilian Mina, the chairman of the Royal Hall Restoration Trust who lost her fight against cancer on Tuesday. Harrogate Advertiser |
Grand Opening
The Royal Hall formally opened to the public with a Grand Opening spread over three nights.
Grand Re-Opening
Following its magnificent restoration, the Royal Hall will re-open to the public with a series of three concerts organised by the Trust.
Official Opening of the Royal Hall
Pictures of the HRH The Prince of Wales visit on
22nd January 2008.
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the latest work in progress
Latest pictures.
Royal Hall Newsletter - July
2007
Work on this challenging £8m restoration is well under
way with the Lead Officer confident that the highest risk
period has now passed.
HRH The Prince of Wales visit
Work has now started on the core restoration project to resolve
the structural problems and is due to complete at the end
of June 2007.The Trust continues to raise funds so that a
number of important works currently omitted from the core
programme can be reinstated.
Royal Hall Fund Raising CD
'Harrogate in Music & Song'
A 500 limited edition featuring 21 tracks with 'Harrogate' in the title. The earliest is from 1798 and the latest from 2000. The music and songs range from folk, classical, popular, cabaret, concert band, dance to barbershop. Cost is only £10.
Available from Tourist Information Centre, Royal Baths, Crescent Rd., Harrogate and Pomp & Circumstance, Commercial Street, Harrogate. All profits go to the Royal Hall Restoration Fund.
Limited Edition Royal Hall CD
A 500 Limited Edition CD has been produced featuring 11 Vintage Dance Bands from the 1930's performing 2 tracks each.
All the bands appeared at The Royal Hall in the 1930's. They are re-mastered tracks from Jack Hylton, Harry Roy, Nat Gonella, Billy Cotton, Jack Payne, Lew Stone, Joe Loss, Roy Fox, Ambrose, Henry Hall and Carroll Gibbons Bands. Cost only £10.
Available from Tourist Information Centre, Royal Baths, Crescent Rd, Harrogate and Pomp & Circumstance, 22, Commercial St., Harrogate. All profits go to the Royal Hall Restoration Trust.
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